Carlsberg India’s Mysuru brewery recognized at the CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2020
Bengaluru: Carlsberg Mysuru brewery has been recognised for its commitment towards water sustainability by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, in the National Competition for Excellence in Water Management 2020. The brewery was acknowledged as a ‘Noteworthy Water Efficient Unit’ in ‘Within the Fence’ category following a rigorous evaluation process by an esteemed jury panel.
In line with Carlsberg Group’s “Together towards Zero” initiative, Carlsberg India has been taking continuous endeavours to improve water optimisation by implementing a fully collaborative approach towards efficient water management system across its breweries. With a target to halve water usage across breweries by 2030, and reduce it by 25% by 2022, Carlsberg is committed towards the elimination of water waste.
Honored to receive the award, Muthuraman Ramanathan, Vice President – Operations, Carlsberg India Pvt Ltd said: “As a part of our commitment towards our ‘Together towards Zero’ initiative, zero water wastage has been one of Carlsberg India’s utmost priority. Our business depends highly on the availability of clean water, and we strive to judiciously utilise the precious resource by introducing innovative technologies, implementing initiatives and associating with communities for an integrated approach to utilise, conserve, and reduce water wastage. We are extremely honoured to receive the award by CII and are confident that this will further encourage our colleagues to continue supporting us in our core belief.”
Carlsberg India’s Mysuru brewery was inaugurated in 2018 and is the company’s eighth brewery in the country. The same unit also won the ‘CII National Food Safety Award – Rising star Alcoholic beverages’ last year.
The objective of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Award for Excellence in Water Management is to recognise and Award “Excellence” in Water Management in Industries and to facilitate sharing of information by excellent Water efficient companies.